'Trad jazz' virtuoso Jimmy Mazzy is both a Hall of Famer and a well-kept secret
The 81-year-old banjo player and singer from Billerica is as reticent as he is revered.
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For Easter, a trip back to the jelly bean's history in Boston
Food historian Susan Benjamin traces the colorful candy's origin from the Turkish Delight to the hard-shelled confection we know today.
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Ma Rainey injected music with controversy
Ma Rainey injected music with controversy By Melissa Ruggieri, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published: March 4, 2021, 6:02am Share: Ma Rainey with the Georgia Jazz Band in Chicago in 1923. (Album/Zuma Press) In the Netflix drama that spotlights a Chicago recording session, Ma Rainey argues with a cop about a fender bender. “You going to let me tell the story?” he asks her, exasperated. Rainey, as portrayed by Viola Davis, responds with a steely eyed stare. “Well, if you gonna tell it, tell it right,” she says. We’ll try to honor Rainey’s legacy and tell her...
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Ma Rainey injected her music with color, controversy
ATLANTA (AP) — In the Netflix drama that spotlights a Chicago recording session, Ma...
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Ma Rainey, 'Mother of the Blues,' injected her music with color and controversy
In the Netflix drama that spotlights a Chicago recording session, Ma Rainey argues with a cop about a fender bender.
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